BSB statement on QASA notification scheme

The Bar Standards Board, the lead regulator for courtroom
advocates in England and Wales, can confirm that barristers will
not be required to comply with a notification process prior to the
launch of the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA). The
Bar Standards Board will instead focus its resources on the
registration process due to begin in January 2013.

The Bar Standards Board, Solicitors Regulation Authority and
ILEX Professional Standards, will shortly be launching a fourth
consultation on the final proposals for the quality assurance
scheme, which will encompass the 6,000 criminal barristers the BSB
regulates. This draft consultation together with provisional QASA
Handbook and draft QASA Rules will be submitted to the Board at its
meeting on 21 June 2012 with the Scheme due to launch in January
2013